If you are employed, the first thing you should consider is the rent you pay, transport and social amenities. In Kenya, towns like Nairobi and Kisumu have the highest house rent while other big towns like Nakuru and Kericho are relatively cheap.
One thing you should note is that Nairobi is the worst town to live in in regards to rent and social amenities. In this city, apartments are erected everywhere, social amenities like schools and playing fields are scarce while the drainage system is extremely poor. Besides, traffic jam is the order of the day and insecurity is rampant. To live in this town, you must have financial muscles and energy to face 1000+ problems.
If you want to live where rent does not overstretch your pocket, where traffic jam is not a menace and drainage system is good, here are the best towns to consider
| RENT(KSH) | ||||
| TOWN | SINGLE ROOM | BEDSITTER | 1 BEDROOM | 2 BEDROOM |
| ELDORET | 2,000-4,500 | 4,000-6,000 | 5,000-9,000 | 8,000-13,000 |
| NAKURU | 2,000-4,000 | 3,500-5,500 | 5,000-8,000 | 8,500-14,000 |
| MOMBASA | 2,500-5,000 | 3,500-6,000 | 7,000-12,000 | 10,000-16,000 |
| NAROK | 2,000-4,000 | 3,500-5,000 | 5,000-9,000 | 9,000-14,000 |
| BOMET | 1,500-3,500 | 3,000-4,500 | 4,500-8,500 | 8,000-12,000 |
| MACHAKOS | 2,500-4,000 | 4,500-6,000 | 7,000-12,000 | 10,000-14,000 |
| MERU | 2,500-4,500 | 4,500-6,000 | 6,500-11,500 | 9,0000-14,000 |
You will realize that with as little as Ksh 1, 500, you can get a house to rent in most of the aforementioned towns, which is not the case if you were to look for a house in Nairobi.
In Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Bomet and Narok,traffic jam is not as notorious as in Nairobi .The towns also have modern apartments and cheap houses for families.
If you are looking for a job, you better avoid Nairobi and Kisumu because you will spend most of your salary on rent, transport and food as you save little.
A bedsitter goes for Ksh 5,000,single room Ksh2,500-Ksh 4000 and one bedroom for Ksh 7,000 to Ksh10,000.Jericho is for a common man.In other words,if your salary is below Ksh 50,000,this is where to live
Can I get a price list of rent in Jericho and how bad is the traffic and drainage sytrm